Lakes / Alaska / Aleutians East County / Sandy Lake
Sandy Lake, Aleutians East County, Alaska
4,284 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
56.15 degrees N, 159.94 degrees W - Aleutians East County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Sandy Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 391 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake | Aleutians East | 15 mi | 5,818 acres |
| Franks Lagoon | Aleutians East | 23 mi | 533 acres |
| Wildman Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 23 mi | 714 acres |
| Ilnik Lake | Aleutians East | 30 mi | 1,374 acres |
| Black Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 42 mi | 8,315 acres |
| Chignik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 43 mi | 5,448 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sandy Lake
How Big Is Sandy Lake?
Sandy Lake covers 4,284 acres in Aleutians East County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Aleutians East County?
Bear Lake is the largest lake in Aleutians East County, at 5,818 acres.
Largest Lakes in Alaska
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliamna Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 654,518 acres | - |
| 2 | Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 289,706 acres | - |
| 3 | Teshekpuk Lake | North Slope | 206,614 acres | - |
| 4 | Naknek Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 145,357 acres | - |
| 5 | Dall Lake | Bethel | 111,681 acres | - |
All 2,450 Alaska lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 127366167). Verified October 30, 2026.